00:02I can announce today that we're sending four additional typhoon jets to join our squadron
00:09in Qatar, to strengthen our defensive operations in Qatar and across the region.
00:18Wildcat helicopters with anti-drone capabilities are arriving in Cyprus tomorrow.
00:24This conflict could continue for some time.
00:30So I want you to know that your government is resolute in our response, at home and abroad.
00:38We will do everything we can to protect British lives, uphold British values and safeguard the
00:44national interest.
00:46Thank you.
00:47Now, that's why I took the decision that the U.K. would not join the initial strikes
00:54on Iran by the U.S. and Israel.
00:58Now, that decision was deliberate.
01:01It was in the national interest.
01:04And I stand by it.
01:07But when Iran started attacking countries around the Gulf and the wider region, the situation
01:14changed.
01:15Iran has now fired drones and missiles at 10 countries that did not attack them.
01:22These are allies of the U.K. where we have hundreds of thousands of British people.
01:30Our jets were in the sky again last night over Jordan, Qatar and other partners, refuelling
01:39in the air to prolong their mission.
01:41And we're constantly resupplying our jets and our missile stores.
01:46Thank you.
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